Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
Today, doctors can prescribe medications to help ease the symptoms of patients struggling with mild to moderate dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. But researchers have also discovered a non-pharmaceutical way to achieve comparable results in patients.
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The Gateway Geriatric Education Center offers CST for patients with dementia, specializing in working with the elderly.
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Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a treatment method designed to actively engage people with dementia through a series of guided, themed group activities. Sessions promote thinking and discussion in a supportive, non-threatening environment. Research shows CST positively impacts language skills, such as naming, word-finding and comprehension, while also improving mood, confidence and concentration.
Patients in the SLUCare Physician Group CST program attend 14 or more small group sessions, individual CST sessions, and a maintenance program following CST group participation.